London Irish head coach Toby Booth has termed it the 'group of death', and there is no denying that Pool 3 of next season's Heineken Cup, containing Munster, the Ospreys, London Irish and Toulon, will give sides little room to breathe.

Two-time champions Munster are top seeds in Pool 3 and know that recent Magners League winners, the Ospreys, the Bob Casey-led London Irish and Toulon, who reached the Amlin Challenge Cup final this past season, will all be gunning for them.

But the road to Cardiff is a familiar one for the province. There have been three Heineken Cup finals held at the Millennium Stadium and Munster have appeared in all three - famously winning the title there in 2006 and 2008.

Their captain from that maiden win in 2006, former number 8 Anthony Foley, is now their defence coach and 'A' team coach.

Giving his take on the task facing Munster in next season's pool stages, Foley said: "The Millennium Stadium looks a long way off at this stage and the draw hasn't been kind to us.

"But what we've learned down the years at Munster is that you have to earn the right to reach a Heineken Cup final and that the winners invariably emerge from the strongest pools.

"Everyone is going to be excited at the prospect of seeing the match-ups in our pool, but it is only one of a few tasty ones that emerged from the draw. Hopefully we can scratch our way out of the pool and into the knock-out stages.

"We've had many nasty pools in the past and managed to pull through and we'll be calling for the same effort again next season."

Tony McGahan's men had to dig deep to qualify from Pool 1 this past season, making it an incredible 12 years on the trot that Munster have qualified for the knockout stages of European rugby's premier competition.

They did so by achieving doubles over Perpignan, the then French champions, and Benetton Treviso, while they finished the pool stages with a gritty 12-9 defeat of Northampton Saints at Thomond Park.

Munster's record in France is an enviable one, and their pre-Christmas victory at Perpignan was one of the Irish highlights of the 2009/10 tournament.

"We are used to playing big games away from home, especially in France. In fact, we have a better record in France than we have in Spain," added Foley, who watched Munster fall to Biarritz Olympique in San Sebastien in last month's semi-final.

"London Irish took their big game against Leinster to Twickenham last season and it will be interesting to see if they look to do that again when we travel to meet them. Whichever way you look at this pool, it is massive.

"We know the Ospreys very well from the Magners League and we certainly know about Toulon's director of rugby, Philippe Saint-Andre, from his days with Gloucester and Sale Sharks."

They needed a 27-point winning margin against Scotland. They got that and more. The Ireland Women's team captured their second Women's RBS 6 Nations title in style at Broadwood Stadium - relive their Championship winning day in our exclusive video.

It was nail-biting, nerve shredding and epic! Relive Ireland's RBS 6 Nations Championship day from the squad's arrival at Murrayfield to the trophy presentation in our exclusive tunnel and pitch cam video.

Larissa Muldoon, now a two-time Women's RBS 6 Nations winner, is part of an all-Donegal half-back pairing for the Ireland Women. She spoke to Irish Rugby TV about the developing clubs in her own county.

Ireland Women's lock Orla Fitzsimons describes how she was a supporter in the stands for the 2013 Grand Slam success, and now, two years on, she has a Women's RBS 6 Nations winners' medal around her neck.

Niamh Briggs had a day to remember as she captained the Ireland Women's team to RBS 6 Nations title glory. The Waterford star, who scored the first try in the 73-3 win over Scotland, spoke to Irish Rugby TV afterwards.

Paying tribute to the Ireland supporters at Murrayfield, RBS 6 Nations winner Luke Fitzgerald said: "Thanks a million to the fans from the all guys. They were fantastic. We really felt their support out there, they were the '16th man' and helped us get over the line."

Sean O'Brien scored two tries and produced a man-of-the-match performance as Ireland beat Scotland 40-10 to finish top of the table and retain the RBS 6 Nations title. He spoke to Irish Rugby TV afterwards.

Speaking to Irish Rugby TV after the trophy presentation, RBS 6 Nations winner Robbie Henshaw said: "Words can't describe it...just the whole atmosphere, everyone in the stadium, just the way it ended out. It was pretty intense, the heart was rushing."

Enjoying the post-match celebrations at Murrayfield, RBS 6 Nations winner Rory Best said: "It's been a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, the last hour. The crowd have been absolutely incredible. We're just delighted to give something back to them."